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That does not make this stupid law any better. They could have forced Luxembourg to adapt there laws to a more common standard. They could have made an exemptio

• charlesdm 11y ago
  The EU generally doesn't involve itself in the running of individual member states. They create directives that need to be translated to local law, but member states are free to do so as they wish within a certain framework. As far as I know, they don't force minimum tax rates - that's a freedom of a member state. That's also why you pay 33% corporate tax in Belgium and 5% in Malta.
  • drx 11y ago
    The EU has set the minimum standard VAT rate as 15%.